The US military announced that one of Al-Qaeda's senior "charismatic" leader has recently been killed by coalition forces in Northern Iraq. Abu Qaswarah, also known as Abu Sara, was killed on October 5 during an operation in Mosul. The Moroccan citizen was Al-Qaeda's second in command. He had "historic ties" to Al-Qaeda's former senior leaders, and therefore had been the target of October. He was discribed by the US military as a "charismatic leader that rallied the ists in Iraq" after major setbacks to the entire ist organizaiton. The US military also credits former Sunni insurgents that have turned against Al-Qaeda, because the "Sons of Iraq" has helped stablize regions in Iraq.
I think that the progress is finally being achieved in Iraq. Even though Al-Qaeda still has influence over a large part of Iraqis around the country, their power is waning. I personally believe that Al-Qaeda cannot fight a long-term war with the United States. Only one force, the North Vietnamese, has done so, and that was because of the jungles and their expertise at gureilla warfare. In the desert, a person cannot hide very well. However, I think that peaceful negotiations could also help to the ending of the war. When Al-Qaeda and the US is ready to go to the negotiation tables, we can be sure that the war will almost be over.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/15/iraq.alqaeda.leader/index.html
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